Living in Orland Park, IL
Orland Park is a mid-size city of 57,916 people in Cook County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
57,916people
$367kTypical home
$1,440/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
34"Snow
222Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 57,916
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,629 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,316/mo)
- Median rent $1,440/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,026 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MDW airport
- 13 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,043 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 795 bars within 25 mi
- 1,198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 137 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cook County: D+42 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk